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muslim plotted this attack, said he wanted to get even with the military for the fighting in iraq and afghanistan. investigators say his targets were fellow soldiers at ft. hood, texas police revealed today they arrested naser jason abdo yesterday. in his room, atf agents found enough explosives to make at least two timebombs. the police chief called abdo very dangerous. >> i can tell you that we would probably be here today giving you a different briefing had he not been stopped. >> reporter: in fact, federal officials say abdo planned to set off bombs today, just outside the army post. it was a tip from the owner of this gun store that led to his arrest. they believe abdo was acting suspiciously, asking too many questions. it's the same store where army major hassan bought the gun in the 2009 shootings at ft. hood. last year while stationed in kentucky, he asked to be considered a conscientious objector. >> if you're going to be in the army, use this army regulation, because that's what it's here for. >> reporter: that was put on hold after child porn was found in his possession. he then went a
muslim plotted this attack, said he wanted to get even with the military for the fighting in iraq and afghanistan. investigators say his targets were fellow soldiers at ft. hood, texas police revealed today they arrested naser jason abdo yesterday. in his room, atf agents found enough explosives to make at least two timebombs. the police chief called abdo very dangerous. >> i can tell you that we would probably be here today giving you a different briefing had he not been stopped....
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a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our economy as well i think americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a military and these drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks for unions calling them nation of its sovereignty dry bones have killed schools of civilians by mistake on many occasions pakistani political analyst ahmed cray she believes the violence will continue until washington ends its war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside of coniston over the past decade the mass there the way they have alienated a large portion segment of the afghan pop
a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our economy as well i think americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a military and these drone strikes on the afghan...
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mean we're essentially bankrupt elements of that of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan and i'm glad my point is that we can be expending energy there by choice smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply girlish thing inefficient structures in our economy itself but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not doing more better energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a minute drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks by unions calling them a violation of its sovereignty and ones h
mean we're essentially bankrupt elements of that of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan and i'm glad my point is that we can be expending energy there by choice smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic...
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but humiliation i would say in afghanistan i mean or is it just domestically driven you know sarkozy has to show that he's somebody you know that can stand up to decatur's which though he in braces braces caters all of the time particularly before the arab spring i mean what is the main motivation in your in your opinion. i think the problem is. for nato that gadhafi is an independent ruler who would like to have an independent country and if possible an independent confidence colonel gadhafi has come up with the idea of an african development bank and african goldstein are those moves which could hugely lessen the poverty in africa and the dead in this old african nations to the i.m.f. it's a problem also because he plans to have that as a rival to the dollar and the euro that was a mistake saddam hussein tried a similar thing in two thousand and he was invaded as well so it's not a clever idea for a medium right country with oil in it to actually be planning your own currency because the big the big powers on the west aren't too keen on that scenario so really he was a threat to th
but humiliation i would say in afghanistan i mean or is it just domestically driven you know sarkozy has to show that he's somebody you know that can stand up to decatur's which though he in braces braces caters all of the time particularly before the arab spring i mean what is the main motivation in your in your opinion. i think the problem is. for nato that gadhafi is an independent ruler who would like to have an independent country and if possible an independent confidence colonel gadhafi...
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large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country nation of weiland in afghanistan and how that violence is a spilling over into parts down and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short shortcuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia gate has been conducting this war over the past twenty years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words we're going to see really actions on the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate. that was a pakistani political analyst right there but let your guard see you have your company today let's check out some other international news we're covering for you . then iraq five policemen were kidnapped and killed at a checkpoint in the western province of anbar the sunni controlled area is a known al qaeda stronghold at the center of iraq's insurge
large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country nation of weiland in afghanistan and how that violence is a spilling over into parts down and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short shortcuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia gate has been conducting this war over the past twenty years one step forward is of...
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the taliban as sounds today more high ranking officials in afghanistan is a naysayer begins to hand they control of the country's provinces so local pulls this facing huge question long say there have been this. is the crisis in rupert murdoch's in the media empire spreads to the british police with the resignation of the country's most senior officer. and security forces prevent i major terrorist attack am moscow by a group of people from the north caucuses. a very warm welcome to you this is a lie from the taliban has claimed responsibility for the assassination of the afghan president's senior adviser in the capital kabul along with one of the country's m.p.'s and local security forces say they've already killed the militants who carried out the attack well the murders come at less than a week the hum of hoff brought the who around the south of the country it was. the taliban stepping up its assault on a afghan officials and they take on about chimps begin to withdrawal and sunday the alliance candidate for control the first of seven designated areas to local forces . but u.s. radio h
the taliban as sounds today more high ranking officials in afghanistan is a naysayer begins to hand they control of the country's provinces so local pulls this facing huge question long say there have been this. is the crisis in rupert murdoch's in the media empire spreads to the british police with the resignation of the country's most senior officer. and security forces prevent i major terrorist attack am moscow by a group of people from the north caucuses. a very warm welcome to you this is...
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and some of its allies have got to learn from the experiences that they saw in somalia not to mention afghanistan and iraq it's failed miserably in those areas and if it continues in the fashion it is with libya we are likely to go down that same route i think the concern all around is how do you ensure that you maintain that what the mandates the u.n. mandate clearly calls for which is not regime change is protection of civilians and property so i think it's going back to the blueprint how can we get to stop complying to international regulations in terms of maintaining the status quo rather than choosing and for me it's all it's own opinion as to whether they want to get rid of gadhafi or not mark or you want to jump in there. yeah it's not just international regulations it's international law and nato does believe they cannot just manipulate its way and ignore all deceive the security council once it's in there on any basis it's going to act on its own basis is this is just arrogance by the western powers i believe it's about colonial. background these this is the new imperialism that we're fa
and some of its allies have got to learn from the experiences that they saw in somalia not to mention afghanistan and iraq it's failed miserably in those areas and if it continues in the fashion it is with libya we are likely to go down that same route i think the concern all around is how do you ensure that you maintain that what the mandates the u.n. mandate clearly calls for which is not regime change is protection of civilians and property so i think it's going back to the blueprint how can...
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analysts also say the violence in afghanistan is being pursued potato by local security forces which contain drug addicts and those connected to the taliban spy this nato be.
analysts also say the violence in afghanistan is being pursued potato by local security forces which contain drug addicts and those connected to the taliban spy this nato be.
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want to keep private armies on the ground in iraq and afghanistan. well i mean it's a good it's a good question for iraq i mean the troops are going from fifty thousand or you know just under fifty thousand right now to nothing basically you know by the end of the year and so this you know the embassy doesn't rely on the military for their security after two thousand and eleven for the military to do that they need to sign a new security agreement because this the u.s. forces have rules of engagement in iraq right now where they can defend themselves without getting prosecuted by the iraqi courts because of the security agreement that the iraqi government right now is trying to sign that either a new agreement which i doubt they'll do but they'll come up with some type of memorandum of agreement to have trainers in iraq in two thousand and twelve and beyond but those trainers and going to be authorized to protect you know security you know the embassy personnel the embassy has to make its own agreements with the g. eight it with the government of ira
want to keep private armies on the ground in iraq and afghanistan. well i mean it's a good it's a good question for iraq i mean the troops are going from fifty thousand or you know just under fifty thousand right now to nothing basically you know by the end of the year and so this you know the embassy doesn't rely on the military for their security after two thousand and eleven for the military to do that they need to sign a new security agreement because this the u.s. forces have rules of...
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the taliban the sas an eight small high ranking officials in afghanistan this nature begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces facing huge question marks over their ability to. push russian special forces call up major terror plot near moscow which i believe could have caused huge loss of life. welcome this is a it's a monday night here in moscow my name is kevin i'm a top story another day another scope as the news of the world scandal continues to one rival britain's most senior police officer quit following the example of his boss who resigned on sunday it follows revelations they hired a former news of the world executive as a media advisor barracks it's no more pressure on the prime minister david cameron also hired a former editor from the same newspaper. reports from london. the feeling on the ground here in london is that this is an unfolding scandal not one which is drawing to an end every day there are more allegations and more arrests and mauls resignations and this missiles that we've seen the country's two top police officers resign in the last c
the taliban the sas an eight small high ranking officials in afghanistan this nature begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces facing huge question marks over their ability to. push russian special forces call up major terror plot near moscow which i believe could have caused huge loss of life. welcome this is a it's a monday night here in moscow my name is kevin i'm a top story another day another scope as the news of the world scandal continues to one rival...
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in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and it was killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis and to an extent set to undermine call the show forces counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves they will injure or kill innocent afghans and they'll destroy property. we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is said to grow dramatically u.s. government. source many military and security functions to these security companies they are not regulated in that they are not control and he says we're extremely concerned that what we are calling is for relation to the national and international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activitie
in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and it was killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis and to an extent set to undermine call the show forces counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves they will injure or kill innocent afghans and they'll destroy property. we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations...
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in northern afghanistan the most powerful person in northern afghanistan yesterday somebody killed the most powerful person in southern afghanistan there is no clear afghan leader in the north and now in the far more important the all important south there is no leader the canadians are pulling out the americans feel that they now have pacified this area and want to focus on the east they have relied upon. as their person their their man on the ground there is no one there right now someone in time is going to have to come forward there is no person right now with the stature of wali karzai generally speaking to oxy very recently the former chief of the pakistani intelligence service said the only way to ensure peace in the region is for the u.s. to hold direct talks with the taliban really interested to get your views on they smell the death of one cause and now force washington. that's a very interesting point for pakistan to say that because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the dean of the united s
in northern afghanistan the most powerful person in northern afghanistan yesterday somebody killed the most powerful person in southern afghanistan there is no clear afghan leader in the north and now in the far more important the all important south there is no leader the canadians are pulling out the americans feel that they now have pacified this area and want to focus on the east they have relied upon. as their person their their man on the ground there is no one there right now someone in...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandal. it's contractors that were accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished companies do an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about a double its private army to replace departing meanwhile the un wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights but it's also use a guy name to report so it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between life on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot right trigger happy u.s. professional killers they shot like they were trying to kill everyone if you'd seen no one of blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the noto
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandal. it's contractors that were accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished companies do an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about a double its private army to replace departing meanwhile the un wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights but it's also use a guy name to report so it's more convenient for the...
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the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departed troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over a person aries to protect human rights rights are to stay and check younger ports it's more convenient for us to hard to use hard cards since their actions slipped under the radar. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago this brain felt like a ground between life on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy u.s. professional killers a shoplifting which everyone if you see no one of blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for their massacre to other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq and name synonymous now with her retake human rights violations including porcher rape and murder the us supreme court recently threw out a lawsuit alleging abuse of prisoners by the contra
the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departed troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over a person aries to protect human rights rights are to stay and check younger ports it's more convenient for us to hard to use hard cards since their actions slipped under the radar. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago this brain felt like a ground...
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the taliban assassinates more high ranking officials in afghanistan as nato begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces facing huge question marks over their ability to cope. with russian security forces for a major terror plot that is believed could have caused a huge loss of life. midnight here in moscow welcome you watching our. first this hour a former news of the world reporter who was the paper's first to say that senior executives encouraged phone hacking has been found dead at his home sean hoare said that illegal phone tapping was widely used as a means of finding stories and a former editor andy cole said something cool since tonight. joining us live now in london with these latest developments tonight laura what more do we know about this dramatic development what are the police saying. we don't know very much at the moment kevin we do know that it was found dead along the road where sean hoare lived police haven't confirmed that it was in fact him yet they found they found a body dead at home in watford just outside london they say they are not tre
the taliban assassinates more high ranking officials in afghanistan as nato begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces facing huge question marks over their ability to cope. with russian security forces for a major terror plot that is believed could have caused a huge loss of life. midnight here in moscow welcome you watching our. first this hour a former news of the world reporter who was the paper's first to say that senior executives encouraged phone hacking has...
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violence persists in afghanistan as three more nato soldiers are killed following. the assassination of an a half brother of the president last week just as the alliance begins handing over control to local forces in parts of the country. and russian security forces for elementary terror attack on the moscow legions transportation system which could have resulted in huge a loss of life. the russian prison system is notoriously tough and is now facing calls for reforms but will anybody be behind the barbed wire benefit from. that's in our special report up next right here on our team. but. any complaints. against the church. for the sake of my wife and kids. are going to statistics one out of every four men russia has served time in prison currently nearly nine hundred found inmates serving time in prison colony most of them have committed serious crimes. see a mix of the old penitentiary system and then you. initially the russian pain all system had inherited the legacy of stalin's notorious killers. but now it is going through a period differ from the likes of whic
violence persists in afghanistan as three more nato soldiers are killed following. the assassination of an a half brother of the president last week just as the alliance begins handing over control to local forces in parts of the country. and russian security forces for elementary terror attack on the moscow legions transportation system which could have resulted in huge a loss of life. the russian prison system is notoriously tough and is now facing calls for reforms but will anybody be behind...
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trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know what end i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information it's going to take time before we find out who's responsible but in the short term we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a route newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the then mujahideen the united states the soviet union pakistan pakistan does not want to watch from the sidelines when pakistan says that there should be direct negotiations between the united states and the taliban what it is also saying is th
trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know what end i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who...
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the taliban times responsibility for the killings of more high ranking officials in afghanistan it comes as nato begins to hand over control to come from the problem system open forces facing huge question marks over their ability to cut . and russian security forces for a major terror plot in moscow police arrested a group of people from the north caucuses are allegedly planning an attack on the crowded areas and a major transport. next people have allergies cross-talk soggy where nato has relations with libyan rebels is going to lead and what's next for the water one country. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from. the future covered. and you can. follow in welcoming crosstalk on peter lavelle libya's stalemate in the sand and nato bombing campaign and aid and take it out the rebels have only hardened political facts on the ground western intervention was intended to last a few weeks now is open ended instead of dislodging khadafi nato allies are left to bicker among themselves. can. you cross the nato mission in libya i'm joined by you johnson in london he's the fo
the taliban times responsibility for the killings of more high ranking officials in afghanistan it comes as nato begins to hand over control to come from the problem system open forces facing huge question marks over their ability to cut . and russian security forces for a major terror plot in moscow police arrested a group of people from the north caucuses are allegedly planning an attack on the crowded areas and a major transport. next people have allergies cross-talk soggy where nato has...
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led coalition has started handing over control of some of afghanistan's territories to local security forces but journalist jerry van dyke who was once held hostage by the taliban says u.s. led efforts in the region have been seriously undermined by the death of karzai brother. while the cars i was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops pulling out and with the u.s. trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle. i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who i
led coalition has started handing over control of some of afghanistan's territories to local security forces but journalist jerry van dyke who was once held hostage by the taliban says u.s. led efforts in the region have been seriously undermined by the death of karzai brother. while the cars i was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops...
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trying to help focus on eastern afghanistan and feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know or the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drug control service victorian office as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r.t. but here's a quick preview. this september will be the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two the
trying to help focus on eastern afghanistan and feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know or the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a...
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if we just stop fighting and that it will turn them into sort of an afghanistan local law lawless land. like a nice place for all those clowns and rend and groupings and then and then and. all that try to tribal leaders go come into power but if we want to to establish a sustainable peace in the country it's a long and costly for do you think that the europeans will be ready to to go for it in times of crisis economic difficulties i don't think the west has the political will or the attention span to see that out i think the west is losing as attention span shorter and shorter it gets focused on under massive political consolidation look at what's going on within europe within the euro delaying the inevitable regard to greece and now to to new debt ceilings in italy look at the congressional battles in washington as you can see that the attention span just snaps so i don't think. that a lasting peace will be stabilized and imposed by the european union by need or by the u.s. . and the other thing. if. people within nato if they will decide to go for peace too to work for or for for a t
if we just stop fighting and that it will turn them into sort of an afghanistan local law lawless land. like a nice place for all those clowns and rend and groupings and then and then and. all that try to tribal leaders go come into power but if we want to to establish a sustainable peace in the country it's a long and costly for do you think that the europeans will be ready to to go for it in times of crisis economic difficulties i don't think the west has the political will or the attention...
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army in afghanistan. it is his fourth visit to the country. he spent time with the 4th airbourne, patrolling in remote areas and engaging the security situation. obama announced a plan to bring 10,000 troops home from afghanistan by the end of the year. >> it depends on where you are. my experience is in the east. i have a little experience in the south. in the south, there is a lot of open combat. this is the headquarters of the taliban. >> in the east the violence depends on where you are. these to have strong relationships with kabul, with a lot of traffic. today, these are what i call, bombing galleries, where the coalition troops and a large coalition presence is trying very hard to like this town in order to protect this. but every step that they take, they are threatened. thousands every year, that are killing hundreds of native troops, and many times the number of afghans. as we move closer to the border, and you had se, the threat will change. this is not so much ied's because there is less vehicle traffic. the coalition soldiers and
army in afghanistan. it is his fourth visit to the country. he spent time with the 4th airbourne, patrolling in remote areas and engaging the security situation. obama announced a plan to bring 10,000 troops home from afghanistan by the end of the year. >> it depends on where you are. my experience is in the east. i have a little experience in the south. in the south, there is a lot of open combat. this is the headquarters of the taliban. >> in the east the violence depends on where...
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about the a tremendous energy expenditure because of the united states army to expand the iraq and afghanistan we have a tremendously inefficient energy base over there and we need to do something about it i'm hoping that it will bring about some change for the money should be used in the united states to work domestic programs i mean we're essentially bankrupt a elements of of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan but my point is that we can be expending energy there but what smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness then you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very typical easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our combat zone well i think americans should be outraged that we're not d
about the a tremendous energy expenditure because of the united states army to expand the iraq and afghanistan we have a tremendously inefficient energy base over there and we need to do something about it i'm hoping that it will bring about some change for the money should be used in the united states to work domestic programs i mean we're essentially bankrupt a elements of of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan but my point is that we can be expending energy there but...
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and afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals in two thousand and seven its hired guns were accused of shooting dead seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad well despite a lengthy legal process no one was punished over the alleged massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws its combat troops and sorties garniture counterforce there's concern that washington could keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine year old aliki nani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between life on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers they shot like they were trying to kill everyone if you see and no one of blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre to other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her own rights violations including porcher
and afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals in two thousand and seven its hired guns were accused of shooting dead seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad well despite a lengthy legal process no one was punished over the alleged massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws its combat troops and sorties garniture counterforce there's concern that washington could keep covering for its hired killers. this...
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talking about the impact the war is having on afghanistan's civilian population. and always intelligence service says there's no evidence that it's connected to far right extremists in norway or elsewhere thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six people last friday claims he was part of a wider mission was loyal insists he is insane and didn't know what he was doing. reports his immigration message is one that has chilling echoes across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the slaughter of scores of innocent young people and does prevent the massacre to which he freely admits was a justified strike against the political left for supporting open borders and multiculturalism and even though the staunchest of hardliners condemned great pics horrific actions anti immigration sentiment is growing across europe other groups express their condolences and then are quick and separate themselves from also quick to lay blame left wing politicians which they. are responsible because they allowed immigration happen and effectively pushed the sky to the edge it's a cr
talking about the impact the war is having on afghanistan's civilian population. and always intelligence service says there's no evidence that it's connected to far right extremists in norway or elsewhere thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six people last friday claims he was part of a wider mission was loyal insists he is insane and didn't know what he was doing. reports his immigration message is one that has chilling echoes across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the...
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large pockets really a country is a big reason for why we have a country new ration of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short shortcuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but to use their words we're going to see really actions on the ground and we'll get to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate. raef look now at some other international stories we're covering today china is celebrating our ninetieth birthday of its ruling communist party which is also the largest political party in the world cup officials are attending a grand ceremony in central beijing with thousands gathered to mark the day. session first just as a small intellectuals and i presides over the
large pockets really a country is a big reason for why we have a country new ration of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short shortcuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what...
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trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information and it was journalist gerry van dyke commenting on the killing of the afghan president's brother. a new round of nato airstrikes has rattled the suburbs of the living capital tripoli as colonel gadhafi veld never to leave his country in the face of assaults by the alliance and the rebels this comes after the opposition became the legitimate authority in the country in the eyes of more nations the u.s. and more than thirty other states recognize them at a
trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason...
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the taleban assassinates more high ranking officials in afghanistan as it may go begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces facing huge question marks over their ability to cope. and russian security forces for oil a major terror attack on the moscow region's transportation system which could have resulted in a huge loss of life. two o'clock on a tuesday morning in moscow russia's capital i'm sean thomas this is our t.v. certainly glad to have you with us a former news of the world reporter who was in the papers first x. employees who claimed publicly that senior executives encouraged to phone hacking has been found dead at his home sean hoare said that illegal phone tapping was widely used as a means of finding stories under former editor andy cool saying something he has denied artes and it has the latest details from london. they found a body home in watford just outside london they say they are not treating the death as suspicious they don't think that any other party was involved but they say they are looking at the possibility that it might have been
the taleban assassinates more high ranking officials in afghanistan as it may go begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces facing huge question marks over their ability to cope. and russian security forces for oil a major terror attack on the moscow region's transportation system which could have resulted in a huge loss of life. two o'clock on a tuesday morning in moscow russia's capital i'm sean thomas this is our t.v. certainly glad to have you with us a former...
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term on purpose is there are some chiefs of those units we see here who are known for having fought in afghanistan in bosnia-herzegovina in chechnya in iraq not in syria or libya some of them in the meantime had been detained for years in guantanamo created by the united states and brought on the spot to continue to fight so here the deplete is always saying that he sees cities which are easy to supply located either on the coast or on the border and then they spread terror in the town with snipers and they commit spectacular crimes of violence and barbarians which scare the whole population and the announced the creation of an islamic emirate in this city will be a nice to create nastiness which can be used after to penetrate further inside the country you can check it's happening like that because for example in syria there have been there is comfort zones actually oldest zones are located on the borders there has never been any inside. absolutely never and here in libya the events which broke out you can also in a coastal areas allowing supplies and preventing these amorites from being surround
term on purpose is there are some chiefs of those units we see here who are known for having fought in afghanistan in bosnia-herzegovina in chechnya in iraq not in syria or libya some of them in the meantime had been detained for years in guantanamo created by the united states and brought on the spot to continue to fight so here the deplete is always saying that he sees cities which are easy to supply located either on the coast or on the border and then they spread terror in the town with...